Improvement in hat-loaders



To all whom itimwy concern:

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J. e; sEI-IoRN, .or Iowa CITY, IOWA.

.Letters PalentNo. 94,846, dated September 14, '1869'.

IMPROVEMENT 1N HAY-wapens.

' The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Be it known that 1,5. G. SEHORN, of Iowa City, in the county of Johnson, and Statefof Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement ink Hay- Loaders; and I do 'hereby declare that the follow- Y ing is a iull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled Vin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming p'art of this specification, in which- Figure lis a front View of my improved hay-loader. Figure 2 is a detail sectional view of the 'sa-me, taken throng-li the line :e x, iig. 1. v ASimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved devicedesigned especially for loading hay upon a wagon-raclgbut which shall be equally applicable for loading manure, dirt, and other heavy weights, and which shall at the saine time be simple in construev tion, easily operated, andpeiieetive in operation; and

It consists in the construction andcombination of Varlous parts of the device, as hereinafter more fully i described.

'A represents a post, the lower'end of which is securely ii'amed into the cross-bar B, which may be a part of the hay-rack, or may be attachedto'the wagon.

of the device.

E is a hand or sleeve, whichpasses around the middle part of the bar F, to which band is attached abolt, G, which passes through and works in a hole in 'the upper end ofthe post A, so as to `swivel thebar F to said post.

The bar F is kept from moving up in the band E by means of a' shoulder formed upon said bar F., or by a ring or band passing around-and attached to it, and is kept from moving down vin said band l] by a band or ring passing around `and secured to it, so that the bar Fmay revolve'freely in the band or sleeve E, but cannot move longitudinally in it.

Upon the upper end of the har F is formed a tenon, w lich enters a mortisc in the bar H.

lhe end of the short arm of the bar H is connected with the bar F, by a short brace-chain, I, which keeps the bars Fand ll in their proper relative position, and

by adjusting the length of.which the lift of the forward or working-end of the bar H may be adjusted as required.

To the end of the long arm of the bar H is attached a chain, Jto which a hay-fork, scraper, or weight to be raised is attached, according to the character of the material for raising whiclirthe machine is to be used.

` Upon the lower end of the bar F is formed a round tenon, or to it is attached a short pin, f', which strikesl against a pin, K, placed in a hole in the bar B, to serve as a stop to the bar F, and as a support upon which the4 lower end of said bar revolves.

Several holes are formed in the bar B, for the reception of the pin K, s o that the position in which the bar F is stopped may be regulated as desired.

To the lower part of the bar F, at right anglespto the bar H, is attached'one end of a rope, L, which passes around a guide-pulley pivoted to some suitable part of the frame-work A B C, and to the other end of which is attached the horse or other power by which the weight is raised;

It will be observed, that by passing the rope through a hole in the bar F, which .is made at right angles to the bar H, the point of tension will not be iu line with the latter, and hence the rotation of both barswill be the result so soon as sufficient power is applied and the pin f' strikes the pin K.

In using the device, the rope L is slackened, which allows the end of the long' arlnof the bar .H to drop to the ground.

When loaded, the rope L is drawn forward, which rst raises the bar F to a vertical position, and .then

revolves it through one quarter of a revolution, swinging the loaded end of' the bar H over the wagon, when the load is dropped into place in the ordinary manner.l

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

The adj nstahle chain-brace I, swivelled band or sleeve E G, and rotating bar F, in combination with each other and with the bar H, post A, cross-bar B, adjusting stop-pin K, and rope L, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. Y

J. Gr. SE'HORN.

iVitnesses:

JOHN P. IRISH, U. H; SMITH. 

